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Curriculum Vitae

Ismail I. Matalka, FRCPath

Professor and Chair, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

School of Medicine & King Abdullah University Hospital

Jordan University of Science & Technology

P.O.BOX 65, Irbid 211-10, JORDAN

Tel. +962-2-7200626

Mobile +962-79-5651223

Fax +962-2-2700626

E-mail imatalka@hotmail.com

Nationality: Jordanian

Date of Birth: 17th February 1967

WORK EXPERIENCE

Current Posts

Sep 2002 - Present Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,

Consultant Histopathologist

Professor of Pathology (June 2013)

School of Medicine and King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University

of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

Jan 2002 - Present

Dec 2011- Present

Member of the Council, Arab Division of IAP

President-Elect, Arab Division of IAP

Nov 2007 - Present Chairman, Arab School of Pathology

Sep 2010 - Present Secretary, Arab Board of Pathology

Jan 2012 - Present President, Jordanian Society of Pathology

Jan 2011 - Present Institutional Review Board, Member

King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of Science and

Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

2012 – 2018 Chairman, Organizing Committee of the XXXII IAP

Congress(5000 participant)

Previous Posts

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Sep 2008 – Sep 2013 Vice Dean

School of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and

Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

March 2003 – Nov 2004 Chief of Allied Health Affairs

King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of

Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

Jan 2004 – Nov 2004 Acting Chief of Administration Affairs

King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of

Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1991 MB BCh,

Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

1996 Higher Specialisation in Pathology

University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

1997 Jordanian Board of Pathology

1999 MRCPath Part I (U.K)

2000 MRCPath Part II (U.K)

2001

2001

Fully Registered with GMC (U.K)

Certificate of Completion of specialist Training (CCST)

2001 Name included in the specialist Register (U.K)

2008 FRCPath (U.K)

PATHOLOGY EXPERIENCE

April 2001 – June 2013 Assistant & Associate Professor of pathology

School of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and

Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

Jan 2001 – Present Consultant Histopathologist

King Abdullah University Hospital, Jordan University of

Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan.

December 2006 Locum Consultant Pathologist

King Fahed Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

July 2006 Locum Consultant Pathologist

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland.

April 2006 Locum Consultant Pathologist

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

July 2005 – Sep 2005 Locum Consultant Pathologist

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester UK.

August 2003 Locum Consultant Pathologist

King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh.

October 2002 Locum consultant Pathologist

Trafford General Hospital, Manchester UK.

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January 2001 Locum Consultant Pathologist

Stobhill Hospital.

Aug 1999 – April 2001 Specialist Registrar

Glasgow School of Pathology.

Aug 1997 – July 1999 SHO

Glasgow School of Pathology.

Aug 1995 - Jan 1996

Oct 1996 – July 1997

Clinical Assistant

Western Infirmary, Glasgow.

1992 - 1996 Higher Specialisation in Pathology Programme

University of Jordan.

INTERNSHIP APPOINTMENT

June 1991 – June 1992 This was a 12 month rotating House Officer Post, held at the

Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, the largest referral centre

in the north of Jordan.

This post provided experience in general and subspecialty

medicine (4 months); general surgery (3 months), obstetrics

and gynaecology (2 months), paediatrics (2 months), accident

and emergency (1 month) and one elective month in

pathology.

GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PATHOLOGY EXPERIENCE:

During my training in Glasgow I had the privilege to work with well-known

authorities in the field of GI and Liver Pathology like Professor RNM MacSween

and Professor Fred Lee, where I become more interested in these specific and

challenging areas of pathology.

Between March 2000 and April 2001, I have undertaken a specific training in GI

and Liver pathology. Most of this period was spent at the pathology department in

Glasgow Royal Infirmary. This hospital is the specialist hospital for this service in

west of Scotland and has five upper GI surgeons, four lower GI surgeons ,two

pancreatic surgeons, three specialist gastroenterologists, and two lead consultant

GI pathologist. This enabled me to have a wide experience in handling and

reporting all kind of GI, liver and pancreatic specimens and biopsies.

I was also involved in preparation and presentation of a number of GI clinic-

pathological meetings that take place on weekly basis.

For this purpose I have also arranged a rotation round the leading UK and

international experts in GI and liver pathology in the United Kingdom.

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I have spent two weeks in Edinburgh with Professor David Harrison discussing

liver pathology with a particular emphasis on liver transplantation. A further three

weeks was spent in Newcastle with Professor Alistair Burt who is an

international expert in Hepatopathology.

Three weeks were also spent in Leeds with Professor MF Dixon who is a well-

known international GI pathologist. A further week was spent with Professor

Bryan Warren in Oxford who is a leading pathologist in upper GI pathology and

Barrett’s disease in particular. After starting my post at Department of Pathology &

Laboratory Medicine in Jordan University of Science & Technology and King

Abdullah University Hospital I worked as a lead consultant in GI & Liver pathology

where participated and lead all relevant multidisciplinary meetings, research

activities, and reported or consulted on the difficult biopsies and specimens from

inside and outside the hospital.

In 2004 i started with other colleagues the Gastrointestinal Group (GIG) through

the Arab Division of the International Academy of Pathology.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

During my training in Jordan I was involved in undergraduate practical classes for

medical and dentistry students and lectures to nursing and medical technology

students.

At the Royal Infirmary, I have been involved in the teaching of medical students,

including taking tutorial groups and practical sessions.

I have also undertaken the short programme to become a facilitator in the new

(problem-based learning) undergraduate medical curriculum in Glasgow

University.

At the moment and as a Chairman and Associate Professor of Pathology I am fully

involved in undergraduate teaching for medical, dentistry and pharmacy students.

I have been coordinating the respiratory and Hematopoietic modules for the last 8

years.

I’m also supervising the post graduate training programme at the Pathology

department in JUST where regular teaching sessions including slide seminars,

journal clubs, and presentations are held.

Five years ago I have initiated with other pathology chairman colleagues the

Jordan School of Pathology where the different country departments host a

regular monthly meeting to present interesting and educational cases for the

trainees.

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Since 2007 I was honoured to chair the Arab School of pathology which is the

main training and educational arm of the Arab Division of the International

Academy of Pathology (IAP).

Through this floating school, I have managed so far to organise about 12

workshops in different Arab countries. Some of these schools were sponsored by

the British Division of the IAP.

The Arab Board of Pathology has been initiated in 2010 and since that time I am

honoured to be the Secretary of the Board and active member of the examination

committee.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES/SYMPOSIA

The bi-annual Scottish Trainee Symposia, 1995- 2000.

The weekly Western Infirmary training seminars and projection

sessions, 1995-2000.

The weekly projection session at the Royal Infirmary, 1997-2000.

The meetings of the Association of Clinical Pathologists, 1995-2000.

Current Concepts in Tumour Pathology Course, HCI, Clydebank,

September 1995.

The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland meeting, London,

January 1997.

The Sheffield Diagnostic Histopathology Course, 7-18 July 1997.

Advanced Course in Histopathology, Edinburgh, September 1999.

The Melanoma Group meeting, University of Glasgow, November 1999.

ACP/BCG GI pathology teaching course, Edinburgh, December 1999.

IT course for Specialist Registrars, January 2000 (searching for medical

information on the www.).

Cytopathology for Pathologists Course, Northwick Park Hospital,

London, February 2000.

Endoscopy workshop, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, September 2000.

SNLG Extranodal Lymphoma Pathology Workshop, Edinburgh,

November 2000.

Symposium on upper GI tract pathology, British Division of IAP, London,

November 24th 2000.

CPD Cellular Pathology Update. The Royal College of Pathologists.

February 2001.

Update on Colorectal Cancer Symposium, Leeds, March 2001.

The Annual Meeting of the British Society of Gastroenterology, Glasgow,

March 2001.

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The 13th congress of the International Academy of Pathology-Arab

Division, Damascus, September 2001.

IBN SINA congress of pathology, Tunis, November 2001.

The 14th congress of the International Academy of Pathology-Arab

Division, Riaydh, September 2002.

The National workshop on Mental Health in Jordan May 9th 2003

The 15th congress of the International Academy of pathology- Arab

Division Cairo, October 2003.

The Fourth Scientific Day of Princess Rahma Hospital. Irbid-Jordan,

March 25th 2004.

The 5th Pan Arab Cancer Congress, Kuwait 4th-8th April 2004.

The First Conference of Arab Faculties of Medicine Society and First

Conference of Jordanian Faculties of Medicine. April 19-22nd 2004.

XXVIIIth congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion

(ISBT), Edinburgh 11-15 July 2004.

The 16th congress of the International Academy of pathology- Arab

Division, Tunis, September 2004(Speaker).

Training course in electron microscopy (techniques & interpretations),

electron microscopy unit – Assiut University – Egypt, 26 – 31 March

2005.

The 19th Scientific Day of School of Medicine, JUST. April 27-28th 2005.

The first international conference of the allergy and immunology,

Amman, 4- 6 May 2005.

President of the 17th congress of the International Academy of

Pathology- Arab Division, Amman, November 2005.

Pathology of GIST and Neuroendocrine Tumours. American University of

Beirut (AUB).June 22-23rd 2006.

The Second conference of the Jordanian Society of Pathology &

Laboratory Medicine, Amman – Jordan, 31August – 3rdSeptember 2006

(Chairman of the scientific committee).

Allergy Symposium. King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam, KSA.

December 13th 2006.

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography “ERCP” From A-to-Z

Prince Hamza Hospital, Amman-Jordan. March 28-29th 2007

(Speaker).

The 42nd Annual Meeting of the European association for the Study of

liver (EASL), Barcelona – Spain, 11-15 April 2007.

The first Jordanian Hellenic Pathology Conference, Crete – Greece, April

2007 (Speaker).

The 4th Arab school of pathology (Updates on Gyaecological Pathology),

Irbid – Jordan, 23-25 April 2007 (Organizer & Speaker).

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The Liver Pathology Workshop, Tunis – Tunisia, June 2007 (Speaker).

The "Updates in Gynecological Oncology" symposium, King Hussein

Cancer Center, Amman, 30th -31st August 2007.

The 21st European Congress of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey, 8th -13th

September 2007.

HER2 Professional Expert Course, Kassel, Germany, 20th – 22nd

November 2007.

The 19th congress of the International Academy of Pathology- Arab

Division, Allepo – Syria, December 2007.

Monothematic Symposium: Inflammatory Bowel Disease from A-Z.

December 17th 2007.Intercontinental Hotel, Amman-Jordan.

Workshop on Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours. King Hussein Cancer

Centre, Amman-Jordan. February 14th 2008.

The Dermatopathology Workshop (Inflammatory Skin Disease in Focus),

Arab School of Pathology, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid _

Jordan , April 21-22, 2008 ( Organizer ).

The 43rd Annual Meeting of the European association for the Study of

liver (EASL), Milan – Italy, 23-27 April 2008.

The 3rd conference of the Jordanian Society of Pathology & Laboratory

Medicine, Amman – Jordan, 5-8 November, 2008 (Chairman of the

scientific committee).

The 20th congress of the International Academy of Pathology- Arab

Division, Algeria – Algeria, 24-26 December, 2008.

The Annual Meeting of United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology

( USCAP ), Boston – USA, 7-13 March, 2009.

The Arab school of pathology Symposium: Liver Diseases: Diagnostic

Pathology with a clinical Focus, Irbid – Jordan, April 8-9, 2009

(Organizer and Speaker).

The 44th Annual Meeting Of the European association for the Study of

liver (EASL), Copenhagen – Denmark, April 22-26, 2009.

The Paediatric Pathology Workshop, Arab School of Pathology, King

Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman – Jordan, 12th July 2009 (Organising

Committee).

The 3rd Jordanian Hellenic Pathology Conference, Limassol – Cyprus,

October 29-31, 2009 (Organizer and Speaker).

The XXI Congress of the International Academy of Pathology- Arab

Division, Bahrain – Bahrain, 4-6 December, 2009.

The X Congress of the Jordanian Society of Gastroentrology, Amman –

Jordan, 26-27 March 2010 (Organizer).

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The Endocrine Pathology Workshop, Arab School of Pathology, King

Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid – Jordan,8-9 April 2010

(Organizer).

The X11 Annual Conference of Syrian Society of Pathology Damascus,

April 15-17, 2010.

Arkadi M. Rywlin International Pathology Slide Seminar Club. The 4th

Symposium in Anatomic Pathology. Istanbul, Turkey, June 5-6, 2010.

NAAMA’s 24th International Medical Convention Medicine in the Next

Decade: Updates in Surgical Pathology. July 1-2nd 2010.

InterContinental Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut-Lebanon.

Gastrointestinal Pathology and Hepatopathology Courses, Armed Forces

Institute of Pathology. August 30 – September 4, 2010. Washington DC,

USA.

The XXII Congress of the International Academy of Pathology- Arab

Division, Cairo – Egypt, 16-18 December, 2010.

The 9th Arab-British School of Pathology in Collaboration with the

Sudanese Association of Pathologists, Soba University Hospital,

Khartoum, Sudan, March 15th -17th 2011 (Organizer) .

Arab School of Pathology: Bone Marrow Pathology workshop. March 30th

2011, King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, (Organizer).

The 4th International Conference of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine, April 14th – 16th 2011. Amman- Jordan (Organizer).

The Arab School of Pathology on Neuropathology, September 20-22,

2011 Alexandria- Egypt (Organizer).

Workshop on Molecular Pathology, November 29-30, 2011, Beirut,

Lebanon.

The 23rd congress of the Arab Division International Academy of

Pathology, November 30- December 3, 2011, Beirut-Lebanon.

The Annual Meeting of United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology

( USCAP ), Vancouver – Canada, 17-23 March, 2012.

The 10th Arab-British School of Pathology in Collaboration with the

Jordanian Society of Pathologists, an intensive educational course on

the pathology of gastrointestinal tract, King Abdullah University

Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, April 19th -20th 2012 (Organizer & Speaker)

The Arab School of Pathology, in collaboration with Kurdistan Board of

Laboratory medicine and Iraqi Society of Pathology. An intensive

Educational Course for Iraqi Pathologists. Erbil 12-16 May 2012.

(Organizer & Speaker)

The XXIX International Congress of the International academy of

Pathology, 30 September – 5 October 2012. Cape Town – South Africa.

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The VII Medical Conference of Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of

Science & Technology. 12-13 November 2012. King Abdullah University

Hospital. Irbid – Jordan. (Speaker)

The 6th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services. Dead

Sea, November 19-22nd 2012. (Speaker)

The International Pathology Symposium,Prince Sultan Military medical

City, Riyadh- KSA. 24-28 November 2012. (Speaker)

The 24th congress of the Arab Division International Academy of

Pathology, December 6-8, 2012, Khartoum-Sudan.

The 3rd International conference of Jordan Society for Medical

Laboratory Sciences. March 23-25, 2013. Amman-Jordan. (Speaker)

The 9th Pan Arab Blood Banking Conference. April 23-26th, 2013.

Amman-Jordan. (Speaker)

The 25th congress of the Arab Division International Academy of

Pathology and the 5th Conference of the Jordanian Society of

Pathologists, November 7-9, 2013, Amman-Jordan. (President of the

Conference).

INVITED SPEAKER

Current Status of Celiac Disease. The Second Scientific Day of

Princess Rahma Teaching Hospital. August 1st 2002.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Jordan. The 16th congress of the

International Academy of pathology- Arab Division, Tunis,

September 2004.

Iatrogenic Lesion of the Gastrointestinal Tract. The first

Jordanian Hellenic Pathology Conference, Crete – Greece, April

2007.

Billiary Brushing Cytology. Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-

Pancreatography “ERCP” From A-to-Z Prince Hamza Hospital,

Amman-Jordan. March 28-29th 2007.

Case Presentations. The 4th Arab school of pathology (Updates

on Gynaecological Pathology), Irbid – Jordan, 23-25 April 2007.

Liver Biopsy Interpretation, Fatty Liver Disease, Liver

Tumours, Metabolic Liver Diseases, Drug Induced Liver

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Injury, and Slide Seminar. The Liver Pathology Workshop,

Tunis – Tunisia, June 2007.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Pathology Update and

Diagnostic Dilemmas. Monothematic Symposium: Inflammatory

Bowel Disease from A-Z. December 17th 2007.Intercontinental

Hotel, Amman-Jordan.

Drug Induced Liver Injury & Liver Biopsy Interpretation.

The Arab school of pathology Symposium: Liver Diseases:

Diagnostic Pathology with a clinical Focus, Irbid – Jordan, April 8-9,

2009.

Updates on Breast Pathology. Diagnosis and Management of

Breast Cancer Symposium organized by the Jordanian Society of

Pathologists. Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan, July 29th

2009.

Fatty Liver Disease. The 3rd Jordanian Hellenic Pathology

Conference, Limassol – Cyprus, October 29-31, 2009.

Pathology of Gastric Cancer. Gastric Cancer Symposium

organized by the Jordanian Society of Pathologists.

Intercontinental Hotel, Amman, Jordan, April 28th 2010.

Updates on Gastrointestinal Tumours. Scientific meeting by

Jordanian Society of Pathologists. Marriot Hotel, Amman, Jordan,

January 12 2011.

Drug Induced Gastrointestinal Tract Lesions. The 10th Arab-

British School of Pathology in Collaboration with the Jordanian

Society of Pathologists, an intensive educational course on the

pathology of gastrointestinal tract, King Abdullah University

Hospital, Irbid, Jordan, April 19th -20th 2012.

Diagnostic Dilemmas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Liver

Biopsy Interpretation and Slide Seminar, Updates on

Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Updates on Renal Tumours. The

Arab School of Pathology. An intensive Educational Course for Iraqi

Pathologists. Erbil 12-16 May 2012.

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Drug Induced Liver Injury: A Penalty for Progress. The 6th

International Conference of the Royal Medical Services. Dead Sea,

November 19-22nd 2012.

Drug Induced Gastrointestinal Lesions. The International

Pathology Symposium, Prince Sultan Military medical City, Riyadh-

KSA. 24-28 November 2012.

History of Pathology education and services in Jordan.

History of Pathology Society Companion Meeting. United States &

Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), March 2-8th 2013,

Baltimore, USA.

An intensive educational course on the pathology of

gastrointestinal tract for Libyan Pathologists. Sabratha,

Libya, 8-10 April 2013.

Biochemical Changes of Drug Induced Liver Injury. The 3rd

International conference of Jordan Society for Medical Laboratory

Sciences. March 23-25, 2013. Amman-Jordan

Crisis Management in Blood Banking; The Syrian casualties

as an example. The 9th Pan Arab Blood Banking Conference. April

23-26th, 2013. Amman-Jordan.

ACADEMIC COURSES / ACTIVITIES /COMMITTEES

Designing a Faculty Development program (Canadian Faculty), The

Consultation Centre at Jordan University of Science & Technology 18-21

June 2001.

The Basics of Medical Education, Centre for Education Development /

university of Jordan & WHO, Amman 22- 27 December 2001.

Testing and Evaluation Workshop, The Academic Development Centre

(JUST), 6-7 July 2005.

Faculty of medicine representative of the university Accreditation

Committee 2002.

Member of the Faculty Council, 2001- present.

Member of the Curriculum Committee 2002-present.

Chairman & member of the student's academic instruction committee,

2002-2004.

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Member of the scientific and conferences committee 2002-2003 &

2007-2008.

Member of the postgraduate studies committee 2002-present.

Member of the medical education committee 2002-present.

Accreditation of Jordan Medical Schools Workshop organized by the

higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Collaboration with

WHO. Radisson Sass Hotel, Amman. October 26-27th 2008.

Teaching and Assessment of Communication Skills Workshop, the

Academic Development Center (JUST), January 13-14, 2010.

Training of Experts on Accreditation of Medial Schools, Higher Education

Accreditation Commission, Amman, February 1, 2010.

Standardized Methods of Teaching and Assessment in Clinical Settings.

The Academic Development Center (JUST), Irbid. February 22-24, 2010.

Problem-Based Learning workshop. University of Jordan, Amman, 24th-

25th April 2011.

Review of the JUST Medical School Curriculum Workshop (Addressing

the National Higher Education Accreditation Commission Report). Dead

Sea, 8-9 April 2011.

QS in conversation with the World in Higher education;Transforming

Higher Education in the Arab World. June 9-10.2013. Jordan University

of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.

MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP COURSES / SYMPOSIA /

COMMITTEES

The Jordanian delegate to the Youth Leadership Project in USA, August-

September 1988.

The Management Education for Doctors (5 modules), West of Scotland

Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education Board, 1999.

Junior Medical Representative on the Clinical Service Group committee

at Glasgow Royal Infirmary 1999 – 2000.

IT course for Specialist Registrars, January 2000 (searching for medical

information on the www.).

IT course for Specialist Registrars, August 2000. Presentation with

PowerPoint.

Administrative Leadership and Leader skills, Jordan Today Centre for

Development 15-16 May 2003.

Quality for Better Care Workshop, Jordan University Hospital 5- 6 July

2003.

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IT in Health Care workshop, Royal Scientific Society, Amman 8-9 March

2004.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP), King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman-

Jordan. June 12th 2008.

CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program Seminar. Amman, Jordan. July 8,

2010.

ISO 15189 Workshop. Jordan-Germany Project “Improving Medical

Laboratory Services in Jordan”. Jordan Standards & Metrology

Organization. Amman, October 31st – November 1st 2010.

Good Clinical Practice (GCP), 8th November, 2010, Sheraton Hotel

Amman.

HOSPITAL COMMITTEES AT KAUH

Chairman of the Drug and Therapeutic Committee (DTC), 2003-2004.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Tender Committee,2003-2004

Chairman / member of the Cancer Committee, 2002-present.

Member of the Pricing Committee 2003-present.

Member of the Scientific & Conferences committee, 2003-present.

Member of the credentials and privileges committee, 2008-Jan 2012.

Chairman of the Medical Forms committee, 2003- 2006.

Chairman of the Preliminary Disciplinary Council, 2003-2005.

Member of the Medical Waste Management project in Northern Jordan,

2003.

Member of the Steering Committee for hospital IT System

Implementation, 2003.

Member of the Research and Statistics Committee, 2003-2004.

Member of the Personnel Selection & Affairs, 2003-2004.

Member of the Hospital Annual Report Committee, 2004.

Chairman of many Technical Tender Study committees, 2001-present.

Chairman of Food Quality, 2003-2004.

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Currently I’m involved in many research projects including gastric cancer,

Celiac disease, mucosal prolapse syndrome, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, breast

cancer, endometrial hyperplasia and cancer, cervical cancer, and ovarian cancer.

My main line in research is molecular and genetic basis of cancer. Standardisation

and Quantification of pathological features and incorporating these in the

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diagnostic applications, and drug induced pathology and iatrogenic diseases of the

Gastrointestinal Tract & Liver are other areas of interest.

JOURNAL REVIEWER

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Jordan Medical Journal

Royal Medical Services Journal

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Malignant Eccrine Poroma of the Vulva. Stephen M. R., Matalka I.,

Hanretty, K. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 105(4): 471-2, 1998

April

2. Xanthogranulomatous Sialadenitis Following Diagnosis of Warthin’s

Tumour: A Possible complication of Fine Needle Aspiration. Stephen M.

R., Matalka I., Stewart C. J. R., Mackenzie K.Cytopathology.1999 Aug;10(4):276-

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3. Gall bladder Cancer in Northern Jordan: Bani-Hani HE, Yaghan RJ,

MatalkaII, Shatnawi NJ. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Aug; 18(8): 954-959.

4. Basal cell carcinoma of the maxillofacial region: site distribution and

incidence rates in Arab/ Jordanians, 1991 to 2000. Rawashdeh MA,

Matalka I. J oral Maxillofac Surg. 2004 Feb; 62 (2): 145-9.

5. Malignant oral tumors in Jordanians: 1991-2001. A descriptive

epidemiological study. Rawashdeh MA, Matalka I. Int J oral Maxillofac Surg.

2004 Mar; 33 (2): 183-8.

6. Tumor T-lymphocytes subset infiltration and tumor recurrence

following curative resection for colorectal cancer. Ali AA, McMillan DC,

MatalkaII, McNicol AM, McArdle CS. Eur J Surg oncol. 2004 Apr; 30 (3): 292-5.

7. Is fear of anaphylactic shock discouraging surgeons for more widely

adopting percutaneous and laparoscopic techniques in the treatment of

liver hydatid cyst?. Yaghan R, Heis H. Ban-Hani K, MatalkaI, Shatanawi N,

Gharaibeh K, Bani-Hani A. Am J surg. 2004 Apr; 187(4): 533-7.

8. The role of the Histopathologist in colorectal cancer. McGrath SM,

Chintapatla S, MatalkaI, Haboubi NY. Recent Res. Devel. Histopathology. 1

(2002): 85-102.

9. Gastric malignancies in Jordan with special emphasis on descriptive

epidemiology. Ban-Hani K, Yaghan R, Heis H, Matalka I, Shatanawi N,

Gharaibeh K, Bani-Hani A. World journal of Gastroenterology 2004 August 1;10

(15):2174-2178

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10. Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis; time to avoid Unnecessary

Mastectomy. Bani-Hani K, Yaghan R, Matalka I, Shatanawi N. The Breast

Journal, volume 10, Number 4, 2004, 318-322

11. Skin cancer Trends in Northern Jordan. Omari AK, Khammash M, Matalka I.

Int J Dermatol. 2006 Apr;45(4):384-8.

12. Ultrasound-guided transrectal extended prostate biopsy: a prospective

study. Al-Ghazo MA, Ghalayini IF, Matalka II. Asian J Androl. 2005

Jun;7(2):165-9.

13. Tuberculous mastitis: a disese not to be forgotten. Bani-Hani KE, Yaghan

RJ, Matalka II, Mazahreh TS. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis.2005 Aug;9(8):920-5.

14. Primary gastric lymphoma in Jordan with special emphasis on

descriptive epidemiology. Bani-Hani K, Yaghan R, Matalka I. Leuk

Lymphoma.2005 Sep;46(9):1337-43.

15. Quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis: a novel automated image

analysis method. Ismail matalka, Omar Al- Jarrah, Toqa Manasrah.

Liver International 2006 Nov;26(9):1054-64.

16. Helicobacter pylori genotypes identified in gastric biopsy specimens

from Jordanian patients. Nimri LF, Matalka I, Bani Hani K, Ibrahim M. BMC

Gastroenterol. 2006 Oct 4;6:27.

17. Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: Analysis of 18 cases. Al-Ghazo MA,

Ghalayini IF, Matalka II, Al-Kaisi NS, Khader YS. Asian J Surg. 2006

Oct;29(4):257-61

18. Extent of Use, Perceptions, and Knowledge of a Hospital Information

System by Staff Physicians. Yaseen A. Hayajneh, Wail A. Hayajneh, Ismail I.

Matalka, Harun Z. Jaradat, Zaher Q. Bashabsheh, and Muhammad S. Alyahya.

Proceedings of the International Medical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering

Symposium (2006).

19. Image-based discriminating morphological features for gastric atrophy

assessment: A step to go further. Matalka II, Al-Omari FA, Al-Jarrah MA,

Obeidat FN, Kanaan FM. Pathol Res Pract. 2008;204(4):235-40.

20. Secondary postpartum hemorrhage following placental site vessel

subinvolution: a case report. Al-Mehaisen L, Al-Kuran O, Amarin ZO, Matalka

I, Beitawi S, Muhtaseb A. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2008 Dec;278(6):585-7. Epub

2008 Mar 20.

21. Medulloblastoma in an adult with cervical lymph node metastasis: A

case report and review of the literature. Matalka, Ismail; Alorjani,

Mohammed; Kanaan, Faisal; Al-Hussaini, Maysa. Pathology, 2009 Feb; 41

(2):197-9.

22. Transitional Cell carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: Clinicopathological

Study. Matalka I, Bani-Hani K, Shotar A, Bani Hani O, Bani-Hani I. Singapore

Med J. 2008 Oct;49(10):790-4.

23. The diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia on curettage : how reliable is

it ? Arch Gynecol Obstet . 2009 Apr, 279 (4): 489-92. Obeidat B, Mohtaseb A,

Matalka I.

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24. A male phenotype (XY) hermaphrodite treated for seminoma, fathered

a healthy child by IVF-ICSI technique. Zayed F, Ghalayini I, Matalka I. J

Assist Reprod Genet. 2008 Jul; 25(7):345.

25. Acute Appendicitis in North of Jordan- A 10 year Survey. Ghazi R.

Qasaimeh, Yosef Khader, Ismail Matalka, Sabah Al Nemri. Jordan Medical

Journal, (2008) Sep. Vol. (42), No. (3).

26. Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies Among Blood Donors in

Northern Jordan, Abdullah Rashdan, Shadi Hijjawi, Khaled Jadallah, Ismail

Matalka. Jordan Medical Journal, (2008) Sep. Vol. (42), No. (3).

27. Osteoid Osteoma of the Odontoid Process of the Axis Associated with

Atlanto-axial Fusion, Al-Balas H, Omari H, Mustafa Z, Matalka I, Br J Radio.

(2009) July, 82(979): e126-8.

28. Inhibition of MEK Sensitizes Paclitaxel- Induced Apoptosis of Human

Colorectal Cancer Cells by Downregulation of GRP78, Mhaidat NM, Alali

FQ, Matalqah SM, Matalka II, Jaradat SA, Al-Sawalha NA, Thorne RF.Anticancer

Drugs. 2009 Aug; 20(7):601-6.

29. Diaphragm Disease of Jejunum, Al-Hadithi RH, Alorjani MS, Al-Bashir SM,

Matalka I, Saudi Med J. (2009) July, 30(5): 702-4.

30. INI1 (BAF 47) immunohistochemistry is an essential diagnostic tool for

children with hepatic tumors and low alpha fetoprotein, Al Nassan A,

Sughayer M, Matalka I, Ghandour K, Masarweh M, Zimmermann A, Sultan I, J

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Mar;32(2):e79-81.

31. Efficacy of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells in cardiac muscle

repair in an experimental acute myocardial infarction model using nude

rats(Crl:NIH-Fox1RNU) . Mahmoud abu-abeeleh,Ismail Matalka, Zuhair Bani

Ismail,khaled R. Al-zaben, Sami Abu Halaweh, Abdelkarim S. Al-oweidi,Iyad A.Al-

ammouri, mohamed K.Al-Esa, sameer K.Jabaiti, Moath M. Al-smadi,Omar Al-

shobaki, Mohammad Alqudah, Samir Al-bashirRaed Ennab,Mohammad Jamous,

Ahmad Al-majali,Jaafar Abu-Abeeleh. Comp Clin Pathol.2009 Oct; DOI

10.1007/s00580-009-0927-3.

32. FGFR3 mutational status and protein expression in patients with

bladder cancer in a Jordanian population.Bodoor K, Ghabkari A, Jaradat Z,

Alkhateeb A, Jaradat S, Al-Ghazo MA, Matalka I, Musleh H, Haddad Y.Cancer

Epidemiol. 2010 Dec; 34(6):724-32.

33. Primary spinal extradural hydatid cyst in a 4-year-old child. Eloqayli H,

Matalka I, Daoud S. Br J Neurosurg. 2010 Oct; 24(5):602-3.

34. Characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a Middle Eastern

population. Barakat FH, Haddad HA, Matalka II, Al-Orjani MS, Al-Masri MM,

Sughayer MA. Saudi Med J. 2010 Jul;31(7):797-802.

35. An intelligent decision support system for quantitative assessment of

gastric atrophy. Al-Omari FA, Matalka II, AL-Jarrah MA, Obeidat FN, Kanaan

FM. J Clin Pathol. 2011 Apr;64(4):330-7. Epub 2011 Feb 23.

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36. The Incidence of Epstein-Barr Virus in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma of

Jordanian Patient. Matalka I, AL-Hussaini M, AL Hamad M, AL Zoubi F. Eur

Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Jan;269(1):229-34. Epub 2011 Mar 16.

37. High serum erythropoietin and ferritin levels in conjunction with

anemia response in malignant lymphoma. Omari S, Khalafallah A, Ayesh M,

Matalka I, Al-Hadithi R. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. 2011;3(1):e2011018.

38. Exercise training prevents endometrial hyperplasia and biomarkers for

endometrial cancer in rat model of type 1 diabetes. Al-Jarrah M, Matalka

I, Aseri HA, Mohtaseb A, Smirnova IV, Novikova L, Stehno-Bittel L, Alkhateeb A. J

Clin Med Res. 2010 Oct 11;2(5):207-14.

39. Multi-drug resistance 1 genetic polymorphism and prediction of

chemotherapy response in Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Mhaidat NM, Alshogran

OY, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Matalka II, Haddadin WJ, Mahasneh IO, Aldaher

AN. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Jul 16;30:68.

40. Extragastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (EGIST) in the abdominal wall:

Case report and literature review. Alkhatib L, Albtoush O, Bataineh N,

Gharaibeh K, Matalka I, Tokuda Y. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011;2(8):253-5.

41. Clinical Relevance of vacA, cagA, and iceA Genotypes of Helicobacter

pylori. Nimri L , Bani-hani K E, Matalka I , Ibrahim M. WebmedCentral

MICROBIOLOGY 2011;2(11):WMC002515.

42. Platelet Indices as Quality Markers for Remission in Patients With

Leukemia. Suleimman A. Al-Sweedana, Ismail I. Matalka. J Hematol.

2012;1(2-3):54-57.

43. Cytogenetic and Morphological Analysis of De Novo Acute Myeloid

Leukemia in Adults: a Single Center Study in Jordan. Ayesh MH,

Khassawneh B, Matalkah I, Alawneh K, Jaradat S. BJMG 15/1 (2012) 5-10.

44. Evaluation of BCL-6,CD10, CD138 and MUM-1 Expression in Diffuse

Large B-Cell Lymphoma patients: CD138 is a Marker of Poor Prognosis. Khaldon Bodoor,Ismail Matalka, Waleed Gharaibe,Yazan Haddad,Rami Hyajneh. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2012;13(7):3037-46.

45. The significance of Wilms Tumor Gene (WT1) and p53 expression in

Curettage specimens of patients with endometrial carcinomas. Ismail

Matalka, Basil Obeidat, Alia Mohtaseb, Ahlam Awamleh. Pathol Res Pract. 2013

Jan 15;209(1):19-23.

46. Selected Immuno-histochemical markers in curettage specimens and

their correlation with final pathologic findings in endometrial cancer

patients. Basil R. Obeidat, Ismail I. Matalka, Alia A. Mohtaseb, Nabih S Al-

Kaisi. Pathol Oncol Res. 2013 April; 19(2):229-35.

47. Pigmented renal cell carcinoma: a case with unusual findings and

review of the literature. Ismail Matalka, Maysa Al-Hussaini, Ibrahim Bani

Hani. Jordan Medical Journal, (2013) Vol. (47), No. (2).

48. Polymorphisms of arylamine N-acetyltransferase2 and risk of lung and

colorectal cancer. Amjad Mahasneh, Amal Jubaili, Ahmed El Bateiha,

Mohammad Al-Ghazo, Ismail Matalka and Mousa Malkawi. Genet Mol Biol. 2012

Dec;35(4):725-33

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49. JC Virus in Colorectal Cancer: Where do we stand? Ismail Matalka,

SamerSwedan, MohamadNidalKhabaz, MyassarBarahmeh. Future Virology

(2013)8(6), 1-9.

50. Antioxidant activity of simvastatin prevents l-arginine-induced acute

toxicity of pancreas.Ismail I. Matalka,Nizar M. Mhaidat, Lina A.

Fatlawi.Accepted in International Journal of Physiology, Patholophysiology and

pharmacology. Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol. 2013; 5(2): 102–108.

51. Prevalence and distribution of high-risk human papilloma virus

genotypes in cervical carcinoma Low-grade and high-grade squamous

intraepithelial Lesions in Jordanian Women. Obeidat B, Matalka I, Mohtaseb

A, Jaradat S, Hayajneh W, Khasawneh R, Haddad H, Obeidat F. Eur J Gynaecol

Oncol. 2013;34(3):257-60

52. A Novel Approach for Quantitative Assessment of Mucosal Damage in

Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Matalka I. I, Al-Omari F. A., Salama R. M. ,

and Mohtaseb A. H. Diagn Pathol. 2013 Sep 20;8(1):156.

53. The Role of Biological Activity of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in

Brain Injury Cases. Ismail Matalka, Ahmad Assiri, Najla Daoud, Kamal Bani

Hani. Under Submission.

POSTER/ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

1. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Jordan: Experience of a Single Institute,

Maysa Al-Hussaini, Ismail Matalka. The 2nd Khibc Mena Cancer Research

Conference, October 2-3, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

2. Inhibition of MEK Sensitizes Paclitaxel-Induced Apoptosis of Human

Colorectal Cancer Cells by Down-regulation of GRP78. Nizar M. Mhaidat,

Ismail Matalka, Saied A. Jaradat. The 2nd Khibc Mena Cancer Research

Conference, October 2-3, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

3. Mutations of the Tyrosine Kinase (JAK2) in Jordanian Patients with

Chronic Myloproliferative Disorders and Leukemia. Saied A. Jaradat,

Rawan Khasawneh, Nazmi Kamal, Ismail Matalka, Suleiman AL-Sweedan, and

Mohammed Al-Bishtawi. The 2nd Khibc Mena Cancer Research Conference,

October 2-3, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

4. BRCAL Promoter Methylation in Peripheral Blood DNA from Jordanian

Women with Breast Cancer. Saied A. Jaradat, Hazem Haddad, Aseel- Abosher,

Mysa Al- Omarry, Rami Yaghan, Wajih Owais, Ismail Matalka and Ali Aboseeni,

The 2nd Khibc Mena Cancer Research Conference, October 2-3, 2009, Amman,

Jordan.

5. A case of HHV8-Positive Multicentric Castleman Disease with

Plasmablastic Micro lymphoma in HIV-Negative Patient. Ayat Al-Oqaily,

Haytham Rijjal, Rola Salama, Ismail Matalka, Maher Sughayer. The 4th

International Conference of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, April 14th – 16th

2011. Amman- Jordan.

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6. Neck subcutaneous Paraganglioma with aggressive Behavior. Ali

Ramadan, Ismail Matalka. The 4th International Conference of Pathology and

Laboratory Medicine, April 14th – 16th 2011. Amman- Jordan.

7. EBV-Positive Lymphoepithelioma-Like carcinoma of the Breast. Anwar Rjoop,

Alia Mohtaseb, Mohammad Al-Hamad, Ismail Matalka. The 4th International

Conference of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, April 14th – 16th 2011.

Amman- Jordan.

8. Spinal Cord Tanycytic Ependymoma: Case Report. Hiba Al-Zoubi, Ramez

Zaid, Ali Ramadan, Ismail Matalka. The 4th International Conference of Pathology

and Laboratory Medicine, April 14th – 16th 2011. Amman- Jordan.

9. Subcutanous Unusual Fibromyxoid Lesions of Uncertain Nature. Nisreen

Bataineh, Rola Salamah, Ismail Matalka. The 4th International Conference of

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, April 14th – 16th 2011. Amman- Jordan.

ADVISOR AND CO-ADVISOR

1. Advisor, Master thesis project by Suhaib Alsaadi, Titled Coeliac Disease in

Jordan; Histological and Immunophentypic Profile. January 2004.

2. Advisor, Master thesis project by Muteq Al Rasheedi, titled: Detection of

Helicobacter Pylori in Gastric Biopsies: A comparative study. January

2004.

3. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Mohammed Alrousan, titled: Genotyping of

alpha-1-autitrypsin in prostate and colon cancer tissue. June 2004

4. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Marwa Farid, titled: Genotypes of

Helicobacter pylori prevalent among Jordanian patients with gastritis.

5. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Toqa Manasreh, titled: An intelligent

Quantitative Evaluation of liver fibrosis using Neural Networks. June

2005

6. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Rowida Fayes AL-Momani, titled: Screening

for Common mtDNA Mutations Specifically for Those Causing Merrf,

Melas Disorders among Jordanian Poplation. July, 2005.

7. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Rami Ahmad Yaseen Hayajneh, titled:

Prognostic Evaluation of Mumi/ IRF4, CD138, BCL-6, and CD10

Expression in Jordan Patients with Diffuse Large B- Cell Lymphoma.

May, 2007.

8. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Bander Khaled Al-Rayes, titled: Exploring

the Role of Biological Activity of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in

Brain Injury Cases. July 2008.

9. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Hassan Ahmed Moh'd Asiri, titled: The

Biological Relationship between Type II diabetes, Endometrial Caner

and Obesity in rats. 2008.

10. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Sofia- Alomari, titled: Serum

Erythropoietin Level among Lymphoma Patients. 2008.

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11. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Mona Abd- Al-Hamid Asa'd, titled: The Role

of Immunohistochemical Markers In Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions, June

2009.

12. Advisor, Master thesis project by Baker M AlSheikh , titled: Investigation the

incidence of Human papilloma Virus in Colorectal cancer in Nothern

Jordan, August 2010.

13. Advisor , Master thesis project by Myassar M Barahmeh, titled: Incidence of JC

Virus in Colorectal cancer in Northern Jordan, November 2011.

14. Co advisor, Master thesis project by Fatima A Salim, titled: Incidence of Human

papilloma Virus in Lung cancer in Nothern Jordan, December 2011.

MASTER THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBER:

1. Asegedech Sirak Mefekia, prevalence, Pathological Diagnosis and Molecular

study of Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis in Local Sheep and Goat in

central and Northern Jordan, January 2003 (Jordan University of science and

Technology).

2. Yousef Sharif Omar, Immunological Typing and IgG Subclass Distribution

in Plasma Cell Dyscrasias Diagnosed Among Jordanian Patients, April

2004 ( Jordan University).

3. Abdullah Abdul Jabber Al-Alimi, Study of Glucose-6-Phosphate

Dehydrogenase Activity Level in Females with Haemolysis Crisis in the

North of Jordan, May 2005 (Jordan University of science and Technology).

4. Naeem Majeed Ali Kanakre, Identification of Glucose-6-Phosphate

Dehydrogenase (G6PD) type B –C563T and G6PD A-G202A mutations

By Allele Specific Polymerase Chain reaction (AS-PCR) in North of

Jordan, May 2005 (Jordan University of science and Technology).

5. Malek Ali Al-Najdawi, Anti-Extractable Nuclear Antigen- Antibody Profile In

Hepatitis C Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis, June 2005 ( Jordan

University of science and Technology).

6. Nadia Saleh Nemer, Polymorphisms of Glutathione –S- transferase Gene

and Susceptibility to Lung and Breast Cancer in Jordan, July 2005 (Jordan

University of science and Technology).

7. Ahlam Khalid Khitous. The Association between Apoe4 Gene and Multiple

Sclerosis in Jordan Patients, September, 2005.

8. Suzie Yasin Rababa'h, Screening of Mutations Associated with Malignant

Hyperthermia in Ryandoine Receptor Gene (RYRI) in Jordan, January.

2006.

9. Maha Khalid Al Mazrou'a, Screening for Polymorphisms in CNRI gene

Among Addicted Patients in Saudi Arabia, August, 2006.

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10. Amani Zaki Kasasbeh, Distribution of Lipoprotein A-I Subclasses in Frash

Plasma of Healthy Subjects, May, 2006.

11. Lama Abdul-Kareem Abu-Jamous, Screening for Mutations in Exons 5, 6, 7,

and 8 in PTEN Gene in Jordanian Patients with Astrocytoma, Jan, 2007.

12. Mohammad AbdAlMoeen Yousef Abdelhadi, An intelligent System for Multiple

Sclerosis Lesion Detection and Quantification in MRI Images, Dec, 2008.

13. Aseel Fayez Abualshaar, Screening for Germline Mutations in Brca 1 Gene

among Jordanian Patients with Breast Cancer, May, 2008.

14. Hiba Marwan Al-Atoum, Study the Association between Single Nucleotide

Polymorphisms in the mu-Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM 1) and

Addiction, Dec, 2008.

15. Wisam Alaa Kamil, Clinical Efficacy of Periodontal Treatment Modality on

the Circulating Biomarkers and Cholesterol among a Sample of

Jordanian Patients with Advanced Periodontitis, May, 2009.

16. Nour Ahmad Faleh Al-Sawalha, Chemotherapy-Induced Endoplasmic

Reticulum Stress in Human Colorectal Cancer, May, 2009.

17. Rawan Bassam Khassawneh, Mutations of the Tyrosine Kinase (JAK2) In

Patients with Chronic Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, May, 2009.

18. Mohammed Saleh Khaleel, Genetic Analysis of Insilin Gene Polymorphisms

of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Jordan, January 2010.

19. Mohammed Sayyed Abu Basha, Genetic Analysis of PTPN22 Polymorphisms

of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Jordan, January 2010.

20. Sameera Khader Mhasien, Identification Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor

Gene Mutations In Patients Suffering From Family Hypercholestrolemia

Disease In Jordan, January, 2010.

21. Moneeb Abdulla K. Othman, Genetic Analysis of IL2RA 1 Diabetes in

Jordanian Patients, May, 2010.

22. Boodor Mohammed Alkawlani, Genetic Analysis of CTLA 1 Diabetes in

Jordanian Patients, June, 2010.

ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

EXAMINATIONS

Examiner in the Jordanian Board of Pathology, Jordan. (2001-present).

Examiner in the Jordanian Board of Surgery, Jordan. (2002-2004 & 2008-

present).

External Examiner, Department of Pathology, King Abdulaziz University, Jedah,

Saudi Arabia.

Examiner, Royal College of Pathologists (UK), 2011-present.

Examiner, Arab Board of Pathology, 2011-present.

CONSULTATIONS AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES:

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Consultant, MedLabs Consultancy Group (Jordanian institution made up of a

team of specialized professionals providing Quality Medical Laboratory Services

through a network of 25 general & specialized laboratories ) 2001-2002.

Member of the Advisory Committee for the medical laboratory Program at Zarka

University College of Al- Balqa' Applied University - Jordan 2005.

Member of the Laboratory Total Quality Management Committee, Ministry of

Health – Jordan 2003-present.

Member of Laboratory Licensing Committee, Ministry of Health – Jordan 2005-

present.

Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 17th Congress of the International

Academy of Pathology – Arab Division, Amman, November 2005.

Member of the higher committee for Non-Jordanian Universities' accreditation.

The Ministry of Higher Education, 2007-2009.

Member of the Steering Committee, Biomedical Center of Excellence at

Yarmouk University, (EU TEMPUS) Program, Project Manager Representing

KAUH 2006-2009.

Member of the National Committee to draft Blood Transfusion legislation in

Jordan. October 2009-March 2010.

Assessor with the Jordanian Higher Education Commission for the Medical

Schools, 2010-present.

CURRENT MEMBERSHIP:

Chairman of the Arab School of Pathology.

Member of the Jordanian Medical Association.

Member of Jordan Cancer Society.

Member of Jordanian Society of pathology &Laboratory Medicine.

Member of Association of Clinical Pathologists, UK.

Member of the British division of International Academy of Pathology.

Member of the British Society of Gastroenterology.

Council Member of the Arab Division of International Academy of Pathology.

PAST MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

Jordan University of Science and Technology ( 1985-1991 ):

Director of Students’ Scientific Committee of Medical School, 1986-1988.

Director of Health Education and Blood Bank Association, 1987.

Director of the Debate Club, 1987-1989.

Delegate of the Jordanian Universities to Youth Leadership Project in U. S. A.

1988.

Member of the Committee of the University Graduates, 1991-1993.

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Princess Basma Teaching Hospital (1991-1992) :

Director of Rotating House Officers’ Committee

Member of the Social Committee.

Jordan University Hospital (1992-1996):

Laboratories’ Chief Resident

Member of the Hospital Residents’ Committee

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland (1995-2001): Trainees Representative in the Administration Committee